Seven-Eleven Japan aims for "Coexistence and Co-prosperity" with franchisees, and "Coexistence and Co-prosperity" with society.
Seven-Eleven Japan will continue to develop our convenience store franchise business based on our fundamental philosophies of "Modernizing and revitalizing small and medium-sized retail stores" and "Coexistence and Co-prosperity". Our special business characteristics are the foundation of our efforts to build better relationships with our stores while focusing on management support for our partner franchisees, as well as with local communities surrounding them.
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Seven & I Holdings Co.,Ltd.
Commitment by the President & COO
Seven-Eleven
We are striving for retail industry that responds sincerely to the demands of society.
President and COO Seven-Eleven Japan Co.,Ltd. Toshiro Yamaguchi
The establishment of Seven & I Holdings in September of this year has put us in a position to meet compliance and CSR requirement as an operating company. As one of the Seven & I Holdings operating companies, we will continue to develop our convenience store franchise business based on our fundamental philosophies of "Modernizing and revitalizing existing small and medium-sized retail stores" and "Coexistence and Co-prosperity". Seven-Eleven Japan, in our role as a "nearby, convenient store", has come to be seen by our patrons as a vital part of the social infrastructure, and we now have over 10,000 stores in Japan. In restructuring our convenience store business, it has become necessary to implement consolidated management of both our domestic and international convenience store businesses, such as that of our US subsidiary, 7-Eleven, Inc. The franchise business model in itself serves to strengthen the internal control function and selfinnovation, and we at Seven-Eleven Japan intend to fulfill our "corporate responsibilities" and "corporate social responsibilities", in particular through environmental measures. This is